bierkoning (6103), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Apr 14, 2009 Bottle (december 2005) from TheEpeiist. Thanks! Orange color. Tangerine, blackcurrant and a hint of hopoil in the aroma. Medium bodied. malty sweet earthy hopbitter flavor with tangerine and blackcurrant. Longish hopbitter aftertaste. Good balance. Very nice beer. mjs (1557), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Apr 13, 2009 (Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, on 2009-04-12) Darkish amber and lightly hazy. Hops, grass and malts in aroma. Dense, white and medium sized head. Medium bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Malts, bitterness, lightly toffee, sweetness, lot of hops and grass in taste. Malts, hops and bitterness in aftertaste. joekinty (263), rockledge, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 12, 2009 Tried on tap in Kent Ohio nice hop aroma with a good malt balance with a great finish would drink this one daily if I were able to get it Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 11, 2009 Bomber: Pours a clear dark orange with a small white head, nose has floral hops and oranges, starts and ends very bitter with a fruity aftertaste, medium bodied with a crisp mouthfeel and ample carbonation. LyndaNova (497), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Apr 11, 2009 Cold 22oz bottle: Pours a clear egg yolk orange color with a small, fizzy off-white head that quickly dissolves. Aroma is of sweet malts, light fruits, grass and spice. Taste is of sweet malts with robust hops along with faint notes of light fruits and caramel. Ending is mainly of robust hops flavor. Medium bodied, fizzy and crisp, with good carbonation. ben4321 (1061), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Apr 10, 2009 Location: 22 oz bottle from Gilly’s, 4/10/09, Not the first time I’ve had this one, but I’m rating it now.
Aroma: Nice mix of citrus, hops, fruit, and spice
Appearance: Clear amber color, lots of lacing
Flavor: Nice hoppy bitterness, with a good balance from the sweetness
Palate: Solid body, nice mouthfeel
Overall Impression:
Just a really good beer. Definitely worth drinking, a quality beer from a quality brewery. CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 10, 2009 Crushed with Jakebra. Lots of hops in this one. Very nice. Just a hopped up ipa. Balanced nicely with enough sweet malts, but obviously the hops are the standout. Excellent. euserphriendly (163), Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 9, 2009 Every year I look forward to the nectar. This year’s offering is just as good as the last. Hops in the nose, on the palate, and in the aftertaste. A great IPA.
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